Yurie Nagashima (長島 有里枝, Nagashima Yurie; born 1973) is a Japanese photographer, contemporary artist and writer working…
Yurie Nagashima (長島 有里枝, Nagashima Yurie; born 1973) is a Japanese photographer, contemporary artist and writer working in the genres self-portraiture, portraiture, street photography, installation, research-based and still life. She is best known for raw and intimate portraits of home, family life and the everyday, locating her work in a broader feminist dialogue. In 2000, Nagashima was awarded the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award. Nagashima is a lecturer at Tokyo and Musashino Universities, and a visiting professor at Kyoto Art University. Her book「僕らの女の子写真からわたしたちのガーリーフォトへ」 [From their “girls’ photography” to our girly photo] (2020) unpacked systemic gender bias in Japanese art criticism through discourse analysis.
Famous Alumni of Kawagoe Girls' High School
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Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba; born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Suzuki was born in Fujimi…
Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba; born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Suzuki was born in Fujimi, Saitama, and began judo in earnest at the age of a 5th grader. She entered the Saitama University after graduating from high-school. She was counted as a top in Japan by the proud skill, Seoinage and Newaza. In 1993, she participated World Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario but defeated by Almudena Muñoz at semi-final and won a bronze medal. She was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1996 but retired in 1995 due to Overtraining. As of 2010, Suzuki coaches judo at Shukutoku University and among her students is former Asian champion Sae Nakazawa.
Izumi Hoshi (星 泉, Hoshi Izumi; born 1967) is a Japanese scholar of Tibetan linguistics at the Tokyo University of…
Izumi Hoshi (星 泉, Hoshi Izumi; born 1967) is a Japanese scholar of Tibetan linguistics at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Born in Chiba, she is the daughter of the equally noted Tibetan linguist Michiyo Hoshi.
Mineko Ueda (上田三根子, Ueda Mineko; born 1949) is a Japanese illustrator. She is best known for her commercial…
Mineko Ueda (上田三根子, Ueda Mineko; born 1949) is a Japanese illustrator. She is best known for her commercial illustrations, particularly the mascots for the Lion Corporation's Kirei Kirei brand of hand soap, and as the character designer for the Boku no Natsuyasumi series of video games.
Michiko Ishii (5 February 1933 – 7 December 2012) was a Japanese politician. Ishii was born on 5 February 1933 and…
Michiko Ishii (5 February 1933 – 7 December 2012) was a Japanese politician. Ishii was born on 5 February 1933 and attended the Tokyo College of Pharmacy. She was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as Minister of the Environment in 1996.
Kaori Yoshida (吉田 香織, Yoshida Kaori; born August 4, 1981) is a Japanese long-distance runner and marathon athlete. She…
Kaori Yoshida (吉田 香織, Yoshida Kaori; born August 4, 1981) is a Japanese long-distance runner and marathon athlete. She is a Salomon footwear ambassador.